Section 5

The District Forest Officer may require of any licensee that workers of any 6.

The Chief Conservator may for reasons of silviculture or for any other reason that the Minister may approve without prejudice to existing licences or licence agreements prohibit or restrict the cutting or removal of any forest produce by any particular person or class of persons within any specified area of State land and for such time as he may deem necessary.

particular class or working in any particular area shall be provided with a certificate of identity as such signed by the licensee and countersigned by a forest officer in Form III and thereafter the licensee shall be held responsible for the acts of such workers.

Every certificate of identity shall lapse on the expiration of six months from the date of such certificate and shall then, or whenever the worker leaves his employ, or the licence is terminated, be destroyed by the licensee.

The person named in any certificate of identity issued under this rule shall keep the same upon his person while at work, and at other times have it in his possession or at his usual place of residence and shall produce such certificate of identity on demand made by any forest officer, Police Officer or Customs Officer.

The head-man of every body of persons living or working together in any occupation having for its object the cutting or removal of forest produce under a licence agreement or licence entered into or issued under section 15 or 24 respectively shall cause a working board containing a full and complete list of all persons so employed or engaged to be exhibited in a conspicuous place in the main entrance to the house or workshed.

Any person who fails to comply with the provision of this rule shall be guilty of an offence.

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